TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ

TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 15 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 27 at the 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake (2017). They are ranked #4292 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,292

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1477

peak 1477 · rated over 15 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 31, 2013

latest Oct 13, 2017 · 4.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1229

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

13% of 15 contests

Avg finish

top 66%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2628 / 720

Master · 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake

Perfect 180s

Current form

655.31 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 645.96 (+9.35)

Walk rate

47%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Brisket · 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake

Consistency

±18.65

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.01 · weakest Brisket (158.10)

Road miles

1,558

across 15 mapped stops · furthest 254 mi

Schedule strength

40%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1553)

Master avg

645.96 / 720

15 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (7 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

682.2628 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2628 at 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 2, 2017

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

FAIR DINKUM AUSSIE AMERICAN BARBEQUE has finished one call ahead of TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.91 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 13% of the time against 20%.

Brisket avg 158.10
Pork Ribs avg 163.01
2 calls in 15 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of SCHAEFER BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Pork Ribs nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries lost

SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork ribs entries.

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2014 ↗	Master	#1229 (231 pts)	#1611 (161 pts)	#1645 (151 pts)	#1390 (216 pts)	#963 (346 pts)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

144 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

First State Community Bank

#4,301 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1477

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 16, 2019

⚔ Head-to-head

B Team BBQ MO

#4,287 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 35%
Peak: 1477

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Nov 5, 2025

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BSQ'S

#4,309 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1477

Careers of much the same size, 17 contests to 15, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Feb 21, 2025

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OVER-THE-HILL BBQ

#4,290 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1509

13 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Jun 3, 2022

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Jurassic Pork

#4,274 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1477

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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MARK'S SMOKIN QUE

#4,300 of the rated field

1477 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 6%
Peak: 1522

Level with TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PITMASTERIQ BBQ	10	1	9	10%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
OUTLAW HAWGS BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BUTTS	8	3	5	38%	⚔ compare
BLAZIN' BLUES BBQ	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS BBQ MO	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
MOKAN MEATHEADS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
RUB IT, SMOKE IT, LOVE IT	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
SWEET & SASSY	6	3	3	50%	⚔ compare
BOSS HAWG BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BREWMASTERS BAR-B-QUE	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
UNCLE BUB'S BBQ, LLC	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SCHAEFER BBQ	5	5	0	100%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	15	2	0	172	148.5256	162.84	top 63%
Pork Ribs	15	3	0	172.5600	150.2056	163.01	top 55%
Pork	15	3	0	174.2744	147.4284	162.00	top 61%
Brisket	15	2	2	174.8572	150.2744	158.10	top 65%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 62%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 70%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	14	0	top 64%
TN	1	0	top 93%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Anchor City Cook Off	3	13	0	top 68%	Oct 13, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 4 contests

Contests a season 3 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MO 14 of 15 contests · 2 states in all

Contests visited 13 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 327 finished ahead 192 times, behind 371

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20174 milestones

Jun 2 First overall podium 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake
Jun 2 Career-best overall score682.2628 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake
Jun 2 Career-best single call (Brisket)174.8572 6th Annual Smokin On The Lake
Oct 13 Most recent contest Anchor City Cook Off

20161 milestone

Apr 15 10th tracked contest Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest

20144 milestones

Aug 22 First call 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 First overall top-10 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score666.2856 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest
Aug 22 Peak power rating (1488) 22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest

20131 milestone

May 31 First tracked contest Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+16.5	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake	Jun 2, 2017
+13.1	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest	Aug 22, 2014
+2.7	Anchor City Cook Off	Oct 13, 2017
+1.7	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 15, 2016
+1.4	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest	Apr 21, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.9	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash	May 31, 2013
-11.7	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 11, 2014
-8.2	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
-6.8	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival	Sep 26, 2014
-6.7	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest	Apr 17, 2015

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	4	1	75%	top 53%	94.8%	91.8%
2016	2	0	50%	top 71%	89.5%	88.8%
2015	4	0	50%	top 73%	92.1%	90.1%
2014	3	1	33%	top 63%	92.5%	88.5%
2013	2	0	0%	top 75%	89.1%	87.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 13, 2017	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	15 / 27 (659.8856)	7 (172)	5 (172.5600)	19 (161.7028)	18 (153.6228)
Sep 16, 2017	Table Rock Boats and Bones Kimberling, MO	40 / 47 (646.6740)	25 (169.6800)	44 (154.2400)	29 (166.2400)	41 (156.5140)
Jun 2, 2017	6th Annual Smokin On The Lake Monroe City, MO	3 / 27 (682.2628)	7 (170.3200)	7 (170.8228)	19 (166.2628)	2 (174.8572)
Apr 21, 2017	Main Street BBQ & Blues Fest Washington, MO	24 / 40 (653.6000)	35 (155.4056)	32 (159.3944)	8 (173.7144)	21 (165.0856)
Oct 14, 2016	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	28 / 34 (634.1256)	26 (159.3828)	32 (150.2056)	4 (174.2628)	28 (150.2744)
Apr 15, 2016	Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	32 / 53 (644.4572)	36 (162.8344)	24 (162.8228)	13 (168.0228)	43 (150.7772)
Oct 9, 2015	Anchor City Cook Off Centralia, MO	13 / 20 (657.5772)	16 (163.4400)	16 (157.0628)	5 (174.2744)	11 (162.8000)
Jul 31, 2015	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	33 / 38 (646.1256)	28 (164.5256)	24 (164.5372)	30 (161.6800)	34 (155.3828)
May 29, 2015	Smokin on the Lake Monroe City, MO	16 / 26 (663.3256)	18 (163.9772)	7 (171.9772)	19 (165.1084)	16 (162.2628)
Apr 17, 2015	7th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	39 / 49 (626.6856)	34 (162.2284)	21 (163.3944)	47 (147.9656)	38 (153.0972)
Sep 26, 2014	Hermann Bar-BQ and Brats Festival Hermann, MO	29 / 37 (639.4172)	20 (165.6916)	17 (168.5716)	36 (147.4284)	29 (157.7256)
Aug 22, 2014	22nd Annual Cape Jaycees BBQ Fest Cape Girardeau, MO	9 / 52 (666.2856)	22 (163.9772)	24 (162.2628)	11 (168.0228)	2 (172.0228)
Apr 11, 2014	6th Annual Main Street BBQ & Bluesfest Washington, MO	43 / 46 (605.5540)	45 (148.5256)	35 (155.9428)	42 (150.2512)	37 (150.8344)
Sep 27, 2013	Hermann BBQ & Brats Festival Hermann, MO	22 / 39 (641.6916)	13 (168.0344)	18 (164)	33 (154.2400)	25 (155.4172)
May 31, 2013	Variety Children's Charity BBQ Bash Memphis, TN	40 / 43 (621.7142)	39 (152.5712)	17 (167.4286)	41 (150.8570)	38 (150.8574)

TOWNSHIP LINE BBQ

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (7 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork Ribs nemesis

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)